

The One Thing
Reach Australia
One solid, practical tip for gospel-centred ministry every week.
Reach Australia is a network of churches - working together to seeing thousands of healthy, evangelistic, multiplying churches across Australia.
Reach Australia is a network of churches - working together to seeing thousands of healthy, evangelistic, multiplying churches across Australia.
Episodes
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Mar 10, 2019 • 22min
Episode #48 – Small Group Essentials
Pastor Robby Gallaty is an American church leader who is driving a revolution in the way we think about small groups.

Mar 3, 2019 • 19min
Episode #47 – Effective integration
How much time do you spend thinking about the outsider, and their experience of your ministry? What are you doing to remove the ‘road blocks’ to them feeling at home and engaging in the Gospel message?

Feb 24, 2019 • 17min
Episode #46 – Starting a second service
Your church is growing and you think it’s time to start a second service. But is it as simple as photocopying what you have?

Feb 17, 2019 • 15min
Episode #45 – Creating space for failure
Is it OK to fail? It certainly needs to be, because failure is a common experience for anyone in a faulted world. So how do you go about creating a culture for your ministry that accepts failure so that your team is empowered to keep trying for the sake of the Kingdom?

Feb 10, 2019 • 15min
Episode #44 – Finances 101
Does being across a church’s finances mean doing it all yourself? And how do you know if things are going wrong, if you don’t know the questions to ask?

Feb 3, 2019 • 17min
Episode #43 – Religion in 2019
What will faith in Australia look like in 2019? Join Derek and Scott as they tackle the demography of belief with trends expert and social analyst Mark McCrindle.

Jan 28, 2019 • 19min
Episode #42 – Learning from your last BBQ
You’ve decided that an event is the best way to connect with the community you’re trying to reach for the Gospel. But how do you ensure that event is free of the sort of ‘speed humps’ that make a mess of new relationships?

Jan 20, 2019 • 19min
Episode #41 – Best practice church administration
Church administration may not be the most exciting topic for ministry workers, but it’s certain to have a significant impact on your Gospel reach.

Jan 13, 2019 • 17min
Episode #40 – Understanding your church members
How essential is it to survey your church? Well, you can’t minister to people you don’t understand. Their views of the world may be warped, but they still have to be negotiated if you’re going to bring them closer to Jesus.

Jan 6, 2019 • 19min
Episode #39 – How to break down your community
We want to connect with our communities, so we can connect them with Jesus. But how do you go about understanding what our community looks like, what makes it tick, what questions its members are asking?


